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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

The War on Coal is over! President Trump signs executive order to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations

By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com and Associated Press and Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent and Jordan Gass-Poore for Dailymail.com

President Trump announced today that the 'War on Coal' was over, signing an executive order rolling back Obama-era regulations that curbed U.S. carbon emissions.

President Donald Trump visited the Environmental Protection Agency and flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke about Obama-era regulations that he was about to scrap

'This is what this is all about,' Trump said today at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters. 'Bringing back our jobs, bringing back our dreams and making America wealthy again.'

'We love our coal miners!' the president exclaimed.

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence – who stood alongside EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Energy Secretary Rick Perry – spoke about the plight of the coal miners, some of whom were invited today to be part of the signing ceremony.

'I guess they like what we're about to sign,' Trump said, when he received elongated applause upon entering the EPA's Map Room. 'I knew they were going to like this one,' the president chuckled.

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President Donald Trump received a warm welcome at the EPA, as the administration invited a number of coal miners to be part of the audience today

As part of the roll-back, Trump will initiate a review of the Clean Power Plan, which restricts greenhouse gas emissions at coal-fired power plants.

The regulation, which was the former president's signature effort to curb carbon emissions, has been the subject of long-running legal challenges by Republican-led states and those who profit from burning oil, coal and gas.